# Accident 19750520013509A: Grumav G164A, Iota, LA, May 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1975
- Place: Iota, LA
- Airport: Sittig
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 30.3261° N, 92.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iota, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3261&lon=-92.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N677U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N677U-1989-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 281 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520013509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RWY NARROWED MID LENGTH. BUSHES CAUGHT WG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW75FRD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD55), May 20, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N677U), Iota, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N677U (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880718035949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718035949A), Jul 18, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N677U), E Capegirardeau, IL, Substantial damage. Right wing hit a radio tower guy wire. Out of control, landed in a muddy field and aircraft flipped over.
- [Accident 19810725047339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725047339A), Jul 25, 1981: Grumav G164A (N677U), Fagus, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway and flipped inverted during takeoff ground roll.
- [Incident 19790531028599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531028599I), May 31, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N677U), Stuttgart, AR, Minor damage. Main gear broke during taxi.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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